'Youngsters should learn from Nawazuddin Siddiqui'

Today youngsters want everything to happen just in a blink of an eye, but if they want to enter the industry they should learn from Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s struggle”, says Bollywood actor Shailendra Shrivastava.Today acting and direction does not limit to a favourite hobby but now it has become a great career option, but all depends on the struggle one faces to enter the industry.

Well-known for roles in Chandrakanta, Rakt Charitra, Paan Singh Tomar and other movies, Shailendra Shrivastava was here in Bhopal to interact with the students of Capstone Film Academy on Tuesday.It was the part of the 10 workshop on acting and direction organized by Capstone Academy. While addressing the students Shrivastava shared his experiences and also gave them some advices for the future.

He said, “Nawaz has struggled a lot and people want to caste him in the movies just because of his personality and perfect dialogue delivery. Youngsters should learn from him.”While sharing his own experience he said, “I was always casted for negative roles just because of my eyes. But I believe these are the most attractive feature of my personality.”

He also had a candid interaction with the media persons here on Tuesday at the academy. While talking with the media persons he said that he threw light on the upcoming Bollywood flick by Ram Gopal Verma ‘Secret’.He said, “Secret is a story about a woman fighting against the system. I will be seen in supporting role as her lawyer. It is a positive role. Moreover I will be seen in another Telugu movie as the villain. This project is also directed by Ram Gopal Verma.”

While talking about acting and direction career Shrivastava said, “Today the industry welcomes new talent with new opportunities. The industry is keenly looking for assistant actors and directors”. Elaborating further he said that the students who come down to Mumbai without any professional training have to face a lot of struggle majorly in terms of payments. He informed about an organization that deals with such situations and suggested the students to become its members if they come down to Mumbai.He said that Bhopal is filled with scenic beauty and it was his pleasure to visit Bhopal.